来 年(らいねん)

らいねん

noun, adverb

next year

1. next year

The year after this one; the coming year. Used to refer to future events or plans in the year that follows the current one.

来年(らいねん)日本(にほん)に行(い)きたいです。

I want to go to Japan next year.

来年(らいねん)また会(あ)いましょう。

Let's meet again next year.

来年(らいねん)までに日本語(にほんご)が上手(じょうず)になりたい。

I want to become good at Japanese by next year.

来年(らいねん)は日本語(にほんご)がもっと上手(じょうず)になるように、毎日(まいにち)勉強(べんきょう)します。

I'll study every day next year so that I can become better at Japanese.

来年(らいねん)の夏(なつ)に家族(かぞく)で海外(かいがい)旅行(りょこう)に行(い)きたいと思(おも)っています。今(いま)からお金(かね)を貯(た)めています。

I'm thinking of going on an overseas trip with my family next summer. I'm saving money from now.

来年(らいねん) means 'next year' and can function as either a noun or an adverb.

TIME SERIES:

去年(きょねん)/昨年(さくねん): last year
今年(ことし): this year
来年(らいねん): next year
再来年(さらいねん): the year after next

THE 来(らい) PREFIX:

Means 'coming/next' and appears in many time words:

来週(らいしゅう): next week
来月(らいげつ): next month
来学期(らいがっき): next semester

COMMON PATTERNS:

来年(らいねん)の春(はる): next spring
来年(らいねん)から: starting next year
来年(らいねん)までに: by next year
来年(らいねん)こそ: next year for sure

REGISTER:
昨年(さくねん) (last year) and 翌年(よくねん) (the following year) are more formal alternatives.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:28 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:27

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